… Professor Herbert W. Roesky (born in 1935) is Professor for Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Göttingen. As departmental director at the University of Frankfurt/Main and Göttingen for many years, he has influenced the development of Inorganic Chemistry in Germany as nobody else. Since ever his special concern was focused on promoting students and youngster's interest in chemistry, which is supported by his several book publications and an annual christmas lecture given at the University of Göttingen.
Besides numerous honory doctorates he was awarded with the Leibniz Prize and the Grand Prix de la Maison de Chimie. For his book "Chemische Kabinettstücke", which was translated in many languages, he received the Literaturpreis of the "Fond der chemischen Industrie".
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